Sunday Snippet #1

Being the educated dog that I am - I am always reading about new things and today we thought we  would start a new Sunday series called "Sunday Snippets" - where I will share some of the unique and wonderful pet or animal related things I find as I sniff around the internet. Today's find was Amigurumi which Wikipedia best describes as  :

Amigurumi  crocheted or knitted stuffed toy) is the Japanese art of knitting or crocheting small stuffed animals and anthropomorphic creatures. The word is derived from a combination of the Japanese words ami, meaning crocheted or knitted, and nuigurumi, meaning stuffed doll.^[1] Amigurumi are typically animals, but can include artistic renderings or inanimate objects endowed with anthropomorphic features,^[2] as is typical in Japanese culture. Amigurumi first started appealing to the masses in 2003.^[3] By 2006, amigurumi were reported to be the most popular items on Etsy, an online craft marketplace, where they typically sold for $10 to $100.^[3] Since then popularity has continued to increase.^[4]

Now the ones we fell in love are teeny tiny miniature amigurumi that are crocheted using embroidery thread. I think you will agree they are amazing   Su Ami - the creator of these has a store on Etsy where you can see more examples.

Finally - Some Snow !

We didn't get a lot of snow - about 2/3 of an inch but it made ME sooooo happy. It started about 8.30 pm last night and we ALL (yes even Mom and Dad) stood outside watching the big fluffy flakes fall in the glow of the night lights - it was one of those special moments. And this morning there was enough for ME to play snow shovel in. I love nothing better then to stick my nose in it and push it around. My frozen icicle holly bush now has some pretty snow icing on it. I know many of you are probably tired of all the snow but this is the first we have had and we are happy happy happy - even the Dweeb has been out there romping around and playing in it. Get the towel ready Mom - cause we are heading outside again :) :) :)

Frozen Frozen Frozen

It has been soooooo boring here the last couple of days because EVERYTHING is frozen!  Even our grass is frozen - every tiny blade individually which makes if feel like you are walking on spikes. Mom was worried we would hurt our feet so she went out and stomped down an area in our back yard for us. The forecast says we might actually get some snow tonight which would not only be pawsome to play in but will help cover up some of the icky ice.


 

The Reilly Fraction - A Special Report

Yes - tonight puppers we have a special feature called "The Making of a Dweeb"

The GREAT Ice-Storm

It look like snow - and how we wish it was - but it is solid ice. We have had almost non stop freezing rain all day.  My dogness when we step outside our doggie door and just slide right across the deck and into the yard. It does look pretty on our holly bush though. We have never seen so many icicles - they are hanging off everything! We sure hope Dad can get home safely tonight.

Dogville Pawlympics - The Alternative Venue

With all the safety concerns about the winter pawlympics we have decided to offer up Dogville as an alternative venue. (We have our paws crossed that it will snow in time). So sit back and check out what we have have to offer - remember to make the display full size so you get to see all the details :)

For those new to our blog - this is our Dogville Model Train that Mom built and all the names used are for our dog buddies and also our angel dog buddies.

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Happy Birthday Moms

Today is Lassie and Benji's Moms Birthday and it also our Mom's Birthday so HAPPY BIRTHDAY Murphy and Stanley's 2nd Birthday - so happy birthday to you  guys too.
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February was always a busy month in Mom's house as her Grandfather's birthday was on February 1st, her Brother's is on the 2nd (Happy Birthday Uncle Paul back in Australia) and Mom's was on the 3rd.

We hope everyone celebrating birthdays any day of the year all have a wonderful day.  Now give us more treats Mom so we can get the pawty started.

Three word phrases we hate!

The Dweeb and I were having a discussion - well actually I was doing all the talking (being the intellectual old soul I am) and he was just nodding like the bobble head he is - about the long list of "three word phrases" we hate hearing and the litany of excuses that always seem to follow them. I could do pages and pages of them and I am sure you can add MANY  MANY more to them but here are our least favorites. (Note : Mr Bobble Head Dweeb over there nodding is agreement"

"it's to cold" - to go for a walk
"it's to hot" - to go for a walk
"it's raining now " -  can't go for a walk
"it's so windy" - can't go for a walk
"bath time boys" - you've got to be kidding right - sheer torture
"time for brushing"  - great - even more torture
"no more treats" - but I'm starving and giving you my best sad pleading look
"you've had dinner" - but I'm STILL starving and giving you my best sad pleading look
"who did that" - well obviously the Dweeb!
"come here Reilly" - dawg ! not another photo
"go away Reilly" - but your dinner smells so good and at least I only drool on your foot!
"go away Denny" - at 2.00 am when he wants a cuddle - although she always gives him a rub on the head anyway!
"car ride boys" - conned again - the VET is not where we wanted to go!
"be quiet boys" - but we have to tell you the UPS guy is here even after you open the door and can see it for yourself.
"leave that alone" - hey anything that falls on the floor is ours - that is the RULE

Thank You Lassie and Benji and Mom

In one of those odd quirks of fate our Mom and Lassie and Benji's Mom share the same birthday (next week) and Mom was surprised when she got a parcel today and inside was a birthday card for her and a Cowspot Cow for ME (Mom says I have to share with the Dweeb but I don't think so) It has funny crinkly sounding feet which I like and Dweeb will just destuff it in moments if he gets it - so it is MINE MINE MINE. Mom smiled heaps cause she doesn't usually get anything on her birthday except for what Dad gets her. We always offer to share our treats with her but she never seems to want them for some reason. Anyhoo - thank you Lassiter and Benjimin's Mom you made our day :)

Snoozervising Done !

Do you remember the painting that I was snoozervising under a while ago - well Mom finished it thanks to all my hard work! This in Ringo (he's in the background) and Riley (in the front).

Riley crossed over the rainbow bridge recently after living a long and happy life and his Mom wanted wanted a special memento of him - we sure hope she likes it.

Oh Oh - And BIG Thank You

We just got a box with 3 bags of treats in it - only we don't know who sent them.  I am hiding my blushing face behind my paws. We must of responded to post about them only we don't remember whose blog it was on and we feel bad about that - but thank you thank you - to who ever it was.  We do know the box itself came from Hill Ideal Balance and there is a bag each of  Soft Baked Natural Chicken and Carrot, Duck & Pumpkin and Beef and Sweet Potato treats.

Now we are going to paw-it-foward and give these to our local humane society who are still recovering from being broken in to and having all their food stolen (why anyone would want to steal 600 pounds of dog food, cat litter and cleaning items is beyond us)  and  taking it from a humane society makes those peeps lower than low!!!!

So again THANK YOU to who ever sent them and please excuse our Mom's old memory that she doesn't remembers who's blog we were on. - we have spent the last few hours looking back through many blogs and couldn't find who it was :(

The Reilly Fraction - Episode 3

We know you have all been waiting - and here it is that soft hitting, useless information TV show - "The Reilly Fraction"

A very special request

Dear Friends

We have a very special request.  Some of may know about our big Aussie buddy Rory (the great dane) and how he had s spinal embolism that caused his not to be able to walk and scared his Mom and Dad and sister dog Stella half to death (he is now getting better thanks to all their loving care)

Well a couple of days before that happened back in December it also happened to our Dad's niece Andrea. She is a very beautiful 15 year old and basically lost all movement from the neck down when it happened. It occurred very quickly - she was at school and suddenly got a bad headache and by time she got to nurses office she could barely stand. They call her Mom and by time she got the school she could barely move at all and they rushed her to the hospital. She spent Christmas in hospital and then was moved to a rehab hospital where she has been slowly been getting some movement back.

Now Andrea is also legally blind....(although she can see a little) and just before Christmas she also got her first ever little dog who she has been missing a lot. So we thought we would ask all our dog blogging and other buddies if they would send her card each to cheer her up. That is all - just a simple card. If you would like to paw-it-forward then please email us at the link to the right -----------------------------------------> if you would like to send her a card and we will give you her mailing address. We do ask one special thing.....please write your message BIG so she can read it easily.  So come on pals - lets get those paws busy and make one very special, beautiful and brave young girls day a lot brighter :)

Red Light Fun

One of the things we LOVE to do is chase our red laser light. Dweeb really focuses on it and Mom says he reminds her of a 'cutting horse' the ways he weaves back and forth. When it is warm we play outside and Dweeb races from one end of the yard to the other chasing the light. Me I just run round in circles barking loudly. Notice how we both stay on the rug - we don't like running on the wood floors as we slide around to much on it. If you haven't tried it - give it a go - it is lots of fun.

Pawing it forward

These treats Mom - we know these are good!

We hit the pet store today and we were on a mission - oh yes we were!!!! Yesterday some TOTALLY despicable people broke into our local humane society and STOLE - YES STOLE their supply of dog food plus their washing machine and dryer. You can read the story here. So we took our coupons that we got from Dakota  and "I and love and you" plus some more coupons we found online and $100 Mom had made from selling her stuff and off we went to Petco. We were able to get 3 - 50 lb bags of food and 5 bags treats + the 5 bags we got from "I and love and you" to give to the humane society. They were so happy to receive it and we are so glad to be able to help plus we got lots of hugs and cuddles from the staff there.  Pawing it forward makes a doggie feel so good :)

This one Mom - it smells so good!

Well don't just stand there Mom!

Thank you Dakota and "I and love and you"

Last week we commented on a giveaway that Dakota was having and we won! Oh dog we were excited because we thought we would be getting a packet of bison bully sticks so imagine our surprise when a big box came. Mom opened it and out came packet after packet after packet of goodies. These are made by a company called "I and love and you" - yes it is a funny name but my dogness these are wonderful treats. This is what they say about their treats and food:

• "The free range, cage free and wild caught protein in our single ingredient treat and food and all come from right here in the USA.  Free ranger bully stix come from happy grass fed cattle in Brazil, and the ridiculously tasty free range venison jerky is from New Zealand. All our biscuits are oven-baked in small batches and are made right here in the USA with GMO free ingredients. None of our products contain these potential allergens. We prioritize only premium ingredients, often making our formulas with only high quality grains or completely grain free. and no ingredients come from China"

Needless to say we are two very happy puppers and can't wait to try all the different goodies we got. Thank you so much Dakota and "I and love and you" They also sent us 2 - $5.00 coupons and Moms says we are going to "paw it forward" and go and buy some of this food to donate to our local humane society plus donate the some of the treats we got too.

Winter Wiggle It and Drool Time

The crazy weather continues - yesterday we had a beautiful 60 degrees (today it is 30 and COLD!!!) but we did get to go on a long walk through the forest yesterday. Mom said we needed to get out butts moving - so we did :)

Then we we got home Mom had a HUGE surprise for us GIGANTIC HUGE YUMMY beef ribs. These are really good because the bones are hard and don't splinter. In fact we don't crunch or eat the bones at all.... we just have lots of fun pulling the bits of meat off  and grating our teeth on them which helps to keep them nice and clean. Thanks Mom - we had a pawsome walk and the ribs were totally mouth drooling delish !

Under the weird and wacky ideas heading.....

Seriously Mom - we aren't even dead yet and you are planning what to do with us!!!! Mom saw this over the weekend and just loved the idea.....We would literally always be in the heavens :) What do you think?  (It's a longish video so grab a cuppa and sit down to watch)

Art Critic or Muse?

Have you noticed we doggies love to sleep in odd places?

Here I am quite comfortable under Mom's art table - of coarse with me snoozing here she couldn't do any work on the painting she had started. I told her I was being her muse - her inspiration - channeling my inner sheltie into the sheltie painting she was working on. Oddly enough the painting is of a doggie named Riley who crossed over the rainbow bridge recently and "I" Reilly am here snoozervising over it.

Of coarse I could be just telling Mom - hey pay some attention to me instead of that thing above me.

What do you think?

Little Rays of Sunshine

We are having weird weather at the moment - 58 on Tuesday, 33 on Wednesday, 54 on Thursday and back down to 35 today.  It is mean though because it is so bright and sunny and looks warm but it is too cold outside for the Mom even though we are loving it.  So we are keeping Mom company in the sun room while she works and she says we are her little rays of sunshine - blah Mom - you sure know how to embarrass us !